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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Islamic Laws of Ayatullah Khui Ablutions 242. In ablutions it is obligatory that the face and hands are washed, and wiping (Masah) of the front portion of the head and of the upper part of two feet should be performed. 243.

The length of the face should be washed from the upper part of the forehead where hair grow up to the farthest end of the chin and its breadth should be washed to the extent of the maximum distance between the tips of the thumb and the middle finger. If even an insignificant part of this length and breath is left out of washing, the ablutions will be void. Thus, in order to ensure that the prescribed part has been washed, one should also wash the adjacent parts to a small extent. 244.

If the hands or face of a person are bigger or smaller than usual he should see up to where the people normally wash their faces he too should wash his face to the same extent. Furthermore, if hair have grown on his forehead or there are no hair on the front part of his head he should wash his forehead as it is usually washed by the people. 245.

If a person considers it probable that there is dirt or something else in the eyebrows and comers of his eyes which does not permit water to reach them and in case this probability is valid in the eyes of the people he should verify the position before performing ablutions and should remove any such thing if it is there. 246.

If the skin of the face is visible from within the hair one should make the water reach the skin, but if it is not visible it is sufficient to wash the hair and it is not necessary to make the water reach below them. 247. If a person doubt whether or not his skin is visible from within the hair of the face he should, on the basis of obligatory precaution, wash his hair and also make the water reach the skin. 248.

While performing ablutions it is not obligatory that one should wash the inner parts of the nose, lips, and eyes. However, in order to ensure that all those parts which must be washed have been washed, it is obligatory that some portion of these parts (i.e. inner parts of nose, lips and eyes) should also be washed.